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Martin Luther King Jr. was born
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His name got canged to Martin Luther King Jr.
His original name was Micheal Luther King Jr. and got it changed to Martin when his father came back home. -
Randolph called African Americans to the Capital
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He led the first Montgomery bus boycott
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He became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
His first march was unsuccessful in Albany, Georgia -
Desegeration
Continued protest, an economic boycott, and negative media coverage finally convinced the officials of Birmingham to desegregate -
King flew to Birmingham
He was to hold a meeting for the African American Community -
The marchers were arrested
Shuttlesworth, king, and a small band of marchers were all arrested -
The marchers were arrested
Police Commissioner, Eugene “ Bull” Connor's men arrested 959 marchers -
The Birmingham Letter
King rejected the charges and wrote a letter from the jail, Famously known as “ Letter from Birmingham Jail” saying that he was willing to wait for a change in the world -
King posted bail
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Children’s Crusade
Hundreds of children marched through the town of Birmingham -
King wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
The March began a civil rights agitation greatly influenced national opinion and resulted in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Martin died on his hotel balcony
He was shot by James Earl Ray
